Doctor Player Chapter 174
‘Originally, if you uncover the identity of the disease, you will naturally discover the route of transmission, but isn’t that the case this time?’
Thyroid storm is not a human-to-human disease.
Therefore, it was necessary to find out why the outbreak occurred through an epidemiological investigation.
‘Why the hell did it happen so massively? Could it be a new virus that stimulates the thyroid gland?’
There is no virus on Earth that causes thyroid storms like this.
But here, Raypentaina is not Earth. It’s a completely different world.
Because of the existence of monsters and sub-species, there are far more diverse and deadly infectious diseases.
‘Especially because of ‘human type monsters’, which are in the middle stage between monsters and humans, infectious diseases that are difficult to imagine appear on Earth. Diseases that are prevalent among monsters sometimes acquire contagious powers to humans through the bodies of human monsters.’
Raymond thought seriously.
‘Is it really a new virus?’
But no matter how much I thought about it, the possibility seemed low.
At first, none of the patients had respiratory symptoms.
It is unlikely that it spread through the air.
‘Viruses transmitted by secretions do not spread so rapidly and widely. What then?’
Raymond looked at the map.
It was necessary to find a commonality between the three territories where the disease broke out.
‘It’s a manor in a different environment. Ranson Manor mainly cultivates wheat farming in the plains, and Cran Manor mainly grows special crops in the mountains. The last territory to be seen is a territory with a small mine.’
had absolutely nothing in common.
Worried about it, Raymond made contact with Ruin Castle using the crystal ball.
I was wondering if I could get any other information.
“Is there any new illness in Yeongji?”
-Not yet.
But Mevinson told an unexpected story.
– There is no disease in Yeongji, but I heard this news. It is said that the livestock of Raifon Manor lost their lives en masse.
“…!”
Raymond widened his eyes in surprise.
‘Cattle? why?’
Viruses circulating in humans do not usually affect animals. The opposite is also true. There are occasional zoonotic infections, but they are rare.
‘What the hell is it?’
Raymond looked at the map and struggled.
‘Kran’s territory, Ranson’s territory, Boyle’s territory, Lyphon’s territory.’
I was looking through the maps of the territories where the disease had appeared.
Raymond realized one thing.
‘line?’
If you connect the four territories, they form a single line.
And that’s in the order in which the disease started to develop!
‘No line! The River Hale runs through those estates!’
Hale River.
It was a small river that originated in the Kennel Mountains and was the source of drinking water for the four territories.
Raymond seemed to have been hit in the head with a hammer.
‘no way? A substance that causes disease in that river?’
A substance that causes a thyroid storm!
It was medically inconceivable.
No such substance is known to any medical knowledge.
But one thing popped into Raymond’s mind.
‘no. There is one possible case. It’s an endocrine disruptor!’
It is an endocrine disruptor, or environmental hormone!
Endocrine disruptors are not naturally occurring substances. It is a toxic substance made as a by-product of chemical synthesis and disrupts the hormone system when it enters the body.
Representatively, there are dioxins and DDT.
‘Of course I’ve never heard of a disruptor so powerful as to cause a thyroid storm. don’t know here Because this is Ley Pentaina.’
Endocrine disrupting substances are also produced in Raypentaina.
Just by magic!
‘Alchemy, using high-risk magic using various reagents, making magic items, refining mana, etc., toxic substances often come out.’
Magic uses mana to twist reality.
Therefore, toxic substances are common as a by-product.
Depending on the magic, there are many different types, and in some cases, there are many cases where it is very poisonous, so the substance that causes this thyroid storm may be created.
‘I have to check it out!’
The Hale River also flowed in the Lanson estate where he was now.
Raymond immediately headed for Hale River.
But with the naked eye, nothing particularly strange was seen. Send it to the Magic Tower and analyze it to find out exactly.
But Raymond shook his head.
‘What year?’
It would take at least 7 days to wait for the results, but there was no time for that.
‘Now I’ll check it out! Buy skills!’
[Purchased the magic skill ‘Detection Mana’!]
[Skill points are consumed by 150 points!]
[Detection Mana]
Classification: Support Skill (Magic)
Magic Rating: Standard
Proficiency: D
-Can detect mana!
– As your skill level increases, you can navigate more skillfully!
‘Most of the endocrine-disrupting substances in Ley Pentaina are by-products of magic. Therefore, it must contain mana!’
Raymond immediately used magic.
My vision changed as if I was wearing special glasses.
The world turned colorless, and only the material containing mana shone brightly.
And I was astonished.
Flash.
Heavy, dark colors shimmered everywhere in the river, like the blood of a blade.
It was an endocrine disruptor containing mana.
He finally found out the cause of the monster.
* * *
You’ll have to analyze it to find out what exactly it is.
‘Probably a substance that stimulates thyroid receptors. It contained mana, so even a very small amount would have explosively stimulated the receptors. That’s probably why the thyroid storm happened.’
Raymond guessed the composition of the disruptor.
Anyway, once the cause was identified, the solution was simple.
“Stop drinking the Hale River right now!”
People tilted their heads at the instruction.
This is because drinking river water and getting sick was difficult to understand in the common sense of this era.
People usually believed that plagues were caused by air or impure auras, such as curses from the sky and sins.
But he did not refuse the order.
Because it was Raymond’s order.
‘Raymond-nim must have figured it out and gave the right instructions.’
‘Because Raymond-nim is the light of our Rafalde!’
It was the people of the Lapalde region who called Raymond their light before they knew it.
“Please tell the lord of Boyle’s manor this news.”
Among the three territories where the plague occurred, there was one that did not request cooperation from Raymond until the end.
It was an estate to be seen.
An aristocrat passionately loyal to Lemerton, he refused Raymond’s help to the end.
So, in the case of Boyle’s estate, Raymond brought only the patients to his place and treated them. Even the lord of Boyle’s manor did not refuse to take the patients and treat them.
However, unexpected news came.
“The lord of the Boyle estate died a few days ago.”
“yes?”
“They said they were sick. It deteriorated rapidly and died before he could come to the Count. They say everyone in the family died together.”
“….”
Raymond shut his mouth at the unexpected sad news.
“Since all members of the family have died and there is no one to inherit the territory, the authority to see the future territory belongs to the Commissioner or His Excellency.”
The lord of Lanson Manor wrote the word ‘Your Excellency’ to Raymond.
Your grace.
It was an honorific title given to those who held the highest rank among the nobility.
Military commanders, prime ministers, feudal lords, etc. belong to this category.
In other words, the lord of Lanson Manor called Raymond a feudal lord.
‘It’s obvious that Count Penin will become a count since he’s credited with resolving such a terrible epidemic. I have to look good in the future.’
The lord of Lanson Manor swallowed his saliva.
Already he was in a position where he could not disobey Raymond because of the 1.5 million pena leash.
So, it was better to obey Raymond thoroughly.
‘From now on, my future depends on Count Penin. Let’s do our best!’
Meanwhile, Raymond glanced at the lord of Lanson Manor.
‘anyway. When are you ignoring me? Seeing you like that… ….’
Raymond thought.
‘…Not bad.’
Raymond cleared his throat.
Seeing the flattery of the opponent who had ignored him until now… …I didn’t feel bad.
Because he is not a sane saint.
‘This is the power to enjoy as a feudal lord, right? Hehe.’
After receiving only contemptuous glances until now, after hearing such flattery(?), I have finally succeeded to this extent! I felt like doing it.
However, Raymond did not forget image making.
To be more successful as a healer and as a prince, you must always give people a good image.
‘You can’t be intoxicated with a little success and be arrogant. My goal isn’t just this much.’
Raymond made a deliberately stern face.
“Excellent. It seems too soon. The situation is not completely resolved.”
“Countess Bae.”
“Right now, the priority is to serve the patients and the people rather than talk like that. Please keep that in mind.”
It was only natural that Lord Lanson and others greatly admired that order!
Anyway, it is true that the work is not completely finished.
It was necessary to find out where the endocrine disrupting substance originated and prevent further occurrence.
‘There’s one place I can guess.’
Raymond looked at the map.
The Kennel Mountains, where the Hale River originates, were visible.
‘The Kennel Mountains are deep and wide and untouched by people. But there is only one place where people live.’
Raymond’s eyes grew heavy.
‘It’s the Borison estate.’
Borison estate!
It was the place where the magic stone mine was discovered!
‘Endocrine disruptors are by-products of magic. There is a possibility that poisonous substances were created in the magicite mine in Borison Manor and flowed into the river.’
There have been similar cases in the past.
This was not the case in the Houston Kingdom, and while gathering magic stones in the ‘Iron Empire’, something was wrongly handled and a terrible disease broke out in the surrounding territories.
The timing was just right.
This is because the mass outbreak started after the collection of magic stones in Borison Manor.
Moreover, there was one more questionable matter.
‘It seems strangely that the white crystals of the magic stone in the Borison Territory are mixed with a lot of impurities.’
In the past, Raymond tried to receive the Borison estate as a reward for his major. That was what I heard then.
‘An unknown impurity. Could it be that endocrine-disrupting substances were released in the process of processing it?’
Thinking that far, Raymond felt a chill run down his spine at the momentary thought.
‘for a moment. If it’s true that this mess happened because of the magic stone mine in Borison’s estate, wouldn’t I almost be ruined?’
